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GameStop plans to increase its focus on gaming-adjacent” fields while phasing out its reliance on video games, CEO Paul Raines has announced. Games Industry reports on what Raines dubs as GameStop 3.0,” which will see the closing of 120-130 retail locations. The company will instead open between 200 and 250 …
Read More »Halo co-creator scores $5m investment for tablet shooter Midnight Star
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian’s startup Industrial Toys has received a sizable investment from Accel Partners to develop his new mobile title, Midnight Star. Games Beat reports on the the funding deal, a $5m investment to help complete Seropian’s upcoming tablet shooter. The industry veteran served as president and CEO of …
Read More »Sweeney: VR will be bigger than smartphones
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has lofty expectations for the budding VR space, stating that he believes the technology will end up being bigger than the smartphone phenomenon. In an interview with Polygon, Sweeney explained VR has the potential to go beyond the enormous reach smartphones and tablets have established …
Read More »Team17 expands publishing initiative to mobile
Rocket Rainbow’s puzzle game Hay Ewe is the first third-party mobile title to be published
Read More »Square Enix reveals new Hitman turn-based strategy game for mobile
The next entry in the Hitman series will venture into the mobile space as a new strategy offering, Square Enix has announced. Developed by a "small core team" at Square Enix Montreal, Hitman GO stands apart from the AAA action-adventure stealth franchise "while still [retaining] the essence of what a …
Read More »HMV ramping down tech, stepping up games, music and film
HMV is reducing the amount of high-end technology it sells, the retailer has told MCV’s sister site PCR. HMV director Steve West revealed that the firm has cut back on selling items such as tablets to make way for products which our customers more readily associate with the HMV brand” …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Pirates coming to iOS, Android in December
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Pirates, a spin-off of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag for tablets and phones, will launch for both iOS and Android platforms early next month. The publisher confirms the mobile game will release simultaneously December 5th on both the App Store and Google Play, with IGN …
Read More »iPad Air and new iPad Mini ship next month
Apple has unveiled the iPad Air, a redesigned full-size tablet launching worldwide on November 1st. The firm showcased the device at an event this week, where it also announced a new iPad Mini with retina display and new Mac OSX hardware. The iPad Air holds the same display of 9.7 …
Read More »Study: Tablets, Smartphones hurting PC market
The worldwide PC market is in decline thanks to iOS and Android tablets, according to a new study from research firm Gartner. The company’s research shows an 8.6 per cent drop in earnings from the same quarter last year, due in large part to consumers shifting from PCs and laptops …
Read More »Report: Apple to reveal iPad 5, iPad mini 2 this month
Apple will reportedly unveil a pair of new iPad products later this month. The firm will reveal the fifth generation iPad and second generation iPad mini as part of an October 22nd event, according to an AllThingsD report citing multiple sources. The iPad 5 will apparently be thinner and lighter …
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